Ellepile

Ellepile specializes in Peds med surg/ heme onc.

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1. Pt not getting procedure because of med

   Ellepile replied to PaddedCellLPN's topic in Med-Surg

   OK, I will keep my “what I would have done” and all my comments to myself. Thanks for telling me what is needed, London flo. I will be quiet.

2. Is nursing right for me?

   Ellepile replied to Milky7126's topic in Med-Surg

   I’ve been a nurse for 15 years now and I still feel the way you do sometimes. This is a hard job with a steep learning curve, and it will get better and you will get better at it. You. Just. Started. You won’t and can’t possibly be an expert righ...

3. Pt not getting procedure because of med

   Ellepile replied to PaddedCellLPN's topic in Med-Surg

   Huh? I don’t even understand what happened. I’m thinking a stress test is looking at cardiac conditions and Coreg is a cardiac med, so I guess it could have affected the stress test. But I work peds and I don’t deal with stress tests. On my unit ...

4. Pediatric surgical unit offer: please pros and cons

   Ellepile replied to mariah25's topic in PICU

   Pros of peds: toddlers sound really cute when they swear at you. Easier to hold down, lighter to lift When they feel better, they look and act happy. Get to play on the job cons: Hard to watch kids die Need to simpl...